Electroscincus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Genus: †Electroscincus
Species: †E. zedi

Name

Electroscincus Daza et al., 2024

• Type species: Electroscincus zedi Daza et al., 2024, by monotypy
• Etymology: from Latin electrum (“amber”) + scincus (“skink”)

References

• Daza, J.D., Stanley, E.L., Heinicke, M.P. et al. 2024. Compound osteoderms preserved in amber reveal the oldest known skink. Scientific Reports 14: 15662. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66451-w